Movies for the Day, Friday, August 25, 2017

A conductor, a politician, and our national parks- selections for today.

Leonard Bernstein and the New York
Philharmonic (1960):  America's great
conductor leads a great orchestra early
in his career.  Bernstein won an Emmy for
Outstanding Achievement in the Field
of Music for Television.  Bernstein was
born August 25, 1918.











Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic







George Wallace (1997) follows the
controversial Southern politician in
the 1950s and 1960s:  Governor of Alabama,
Presidential candidate, segregationist, and
victim of an attempted assassination.  This
TNT television movie won Emmys for Lead Actor,
to Gary Sinise, Supporting Actress, to Mare
Winningham, and Directing.  Wallace was born
August 25, 1919.


George Wallace









The National Parks:  America's Best Idea (2009)
is a miniseries on PBS by acclaimed filmamker
Ken Burns.  Six episodes and 12 hours trace the
history of the Parks.  The National Park Service
was formed August 25, 1916.  The series won Emmys
for Outstanding Nonfiction Series and for Writing for
the episode The Last Refuge.




The National Parks: America's Best Idea